Comments for "The brilliant Wes Anderson My Life, My Card ad starring Jason Schwartzman and a cast of, er, um many!" Video at VideoSift.com

By fugitive_alien

fugitive_alien (http://www.videosift.com/member/fugitive_alien) — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:09:54 -0700

Jason Schwartzman is excellent. So is Wes Anderson. Did you know Jason Schwartzman's mother is Adrian from Rocky?

By dag

dag (http://dag.videosift.com) — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:16:24 -0700

Very effective - a post-modern credit card commercial ;-)

By dobie

dobie (http://www.videosift.com/member/dobie) — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:36:48 -0700

I like how people can say a piece of art is postmodern as justification for why it's good. It isn't good. It's self absorbed and not entertaining. You say that it's postmodern as a way of flattering yourself into thinking that you understand whatever nebulous intellectual statement is being put forth. There is no statement. There is just Wes Anderson getting paid by a credit card company for getting you to think that you like it.

NO VOTE BEOTCH.

By dag

dag (http://dag.videosift.com) — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:30:04 -0700

Ok, take a deep breath. I liked this because it was interesting and engaged my mind a little bit like a riddle or a good joke, and is an improvement on the vast sea of drek most commericals are. - In the end though, it is just a commercial, and probably not worthy of your passion.

By Krupo

Krupo (http://krupo.videosift.com) — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 01:38:15 -0700

.357 with a bayonet! I'll vote for that.

By gambl0r

gambl0r (http://www.videosift.com/member/gambl0r) — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:13:49 -0700

This is the greatest commercial ever made Wes Anderson is incredible!

By sfjocko

sfjocko (http://www.videosift.com/member/sfjocko) — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:04:08 -0700

What makes it postmodern, in my humble view, is that it is self-referential. It is "aware" of itself and pokes fun of the very medium in which it's presented. I agree that it doesn't make any real statement or have a point, and so -- again, in my humble eyes -- does not rise above parody to be truly satirical.

My $.02 , but for you, gratis.